it's not authorized in the constitution, it's not intended for the federal government to do this. when mitt romney put his finger on that, i'm thinking to myself, this is a symbol. this is a symbol of thousands of other things that the federal government is doing and borrowing money in order to do that mitt romney might stop if he becomes the president at the price of offending big bird. >> with romney on the rebound, i think big bird ought to worry. thanksgiving is coming up. [ laughter ] >> bret: that was a good bounce back after the nonanswer in the first panel. >> i want to leave that one at the bottom of the staircase. >> bret: that's it for the panel. stay tuned to see who president obama may be reaching out to now after that debate ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix.